Harriet was born 25 Apr 1821 in Greenwich, Washington Co., NY, d. 22 Dec
1859; m. 12 Feb. 1840 in Argyle, Washington Co., NY, to Ednumd Buell Hull
Holcomb/Holcombe.
Harriet's parents were:
John Gavette, Jr., b. 3 Apr 1773 in Westerly, RI (have been unable to find
proof of his birth here, or parentage which is reported to be John Sr. and
Thankful Gavette. All I have are the dates of their deaths - 22 Oct 1816
and 27 Oct 1818 respectively. And I can't find records on those either. .
.?) John Jr. died 19 Jan 1861 in Greenwich, Washington Co., NY; m. 23 May
1799 Greenwich, Washington Co., NY to Mabel Heath, b. 23 May 1780,
(Greenwich or Salem), Washington Co., NY (dau Joseph and Mabel Rising
Heath), d. 21 Sep 1835. They had 11 children.
1) John Gavette, Jr. b. 18 May 1800, d. 16 Jan 1828
2) Mabel Gavette, b. 14 Mar 1803, d. 8 Feb 1866; m. 1831 to David S. Wright
3) Joanne Gavette, b. 29 Jun 1805, d. 6 May 1888; m. 23 Oct 1825 to John
   Franklin Wright
4)Asahel "Asel" Gavette, b. 20 Feb 1808, d. 11 Jul 1884; m. 1st 1833 to
   Anna Wright; m. 2nd 1844 to Marianne Wright; m. 3rd (?) to Mrs. Anna
   Fisher; m. 4th 1882 to Mrs. Clara P. Naylor
5) (My ancestor) Joseph Heath Gavette, b. 25 Jun 1810, d. 9 Jun 1848, m.
   11 Jan 1844 to Mary Kennedy.
6) Sidney Gavette, b. 30 Oct 1812, d. 22 Feb 1900; m. 24 Feb 1853 to
   Margaret Redding/Redmund
7) Horace Gavette, b. 15 Jun 1815, d. 9 Jul 1892; m. 1842 to Emily Rouse
8) Mary "Polly" Gavette, b. 7 Jun 1817, d. 8 Dec 1882 (buried under
   spelling GAVITT); m. 1836 to John C. Rouse
9) Sarah Gavette, b. 6 May 1819, d. 14 Mar 1904; m. 1840 to Lyman Janus or
   James
10) Harriet
11) Betsey Cornelia Gavette, b. 1 Oct 1820, d. 8 Dec 1898, Delmar, IO; m.
   1st 1844 to Thomas Eldridge; 2nd 1852 to Isaac G. Parker; 3rd in IO to
   William Francis Ward.
All the children were born in Greenwich, and most of them stayed in
Washington County. The family of the Wrights were in the lineage of the
Wright Brothers, and were quite well-to-do in the area at the time. There
is quite a bit of information on them on rootsweb which includes a will
for the father, Caleb, that names Asahel or "Asel" as co-executor.
   I've been wondering about the area in California in the San Bernardino
Mountains called Holcombe Valley where gold was found in the 1870's and
wondered if there was any relation to Harriet's in-laws and this man
who found the gold. His name was Bill Holcomb, possibly William, and
the spelling could be with or without the "e".

submitted by Lynn Marie Roberts - linmari@wcrtc.net